Elite: Dangerous - £24.99 on XBox One

Elite Dangerous is the sequel to the classic Elite. It is a space exploration sim in which you forge your own experience as venture out into the universe as a pirate, smuggler, bounty hunter, miner, or explorer. The choice is yours.

Elite: Dangerous is being offered at a lower price to customers who buy it during the Game Preview Program.

Whilst not finished yet, early purchase grants you access now to play the game and grant all updates until actual release. Meaning you get the same game as everyone who buys it but at 1/2 the price of final release.

with numerous updates planned including Close Quaters Combat, Elite: Dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic, bringing gaming’s original open world adventure to the modern generation with a connected galaxy, evolving narrative and the entirety of the Milky Way re-created at its full galactic proportions. Starting with only a small starship and a few credits, players do whatever it takes to earn the skill, knowledge, wealth and power to survive in a futuristic cutthroat galaxy and to stand among the ranks of the iconic Elite. 400 Billion Star Systems. Infinite Freedom. Blaze Your Own Trail. You will need to register a free Elite: Dangerous account with Frontier to play the game.

"This game is a work in progress. It may or may not change over time and may not release as a final product. Please purchase only if you are comfortable with the current state of the unfinished game."

That is from the link. It's a risk, you could get a great game or a non released game. Should be released as a alpha/beta. Asking people to pay for this state of a game is not on. Im not voting either way as it could turn out to be game of the century or a failure.

28th Jun 2015

DexMorgan

What's the deal?

It's cheaper than the PC version, which is unusual. Also if people are reminiscing about the original but don't have gaming PC. They can now play Elite for under £300.Which is about the cost of a GPU alone to do this game justice.

28th Jun 2015

MichyM

"This game is a work in progress. It may or may not change over time and … "This game is a work in progress. It may or may not change over time and may not release as a final product. Please purchase only if you are comfortable with the current state of the unfinished game."That is from the link. It's a risk, you could get a great game or a non released game. Should be released as a alpha/beta. Asking people to pay for this state of a game is not on. Im not voting either way as it could turn out to be game of the century or a failure.

It was a Kickstarter and the developer behind it knows what he is doing. This game will evolve, if it flops that will be probably due to platform limitations.

28th Jun 2015

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28th Jun 2015

MichyM

"This game is a work in progress. It may or may not change over time and … "This game is a work in progress. It may or may not change over time and may not release as a final product. Please purchase only if you are comfortable with the current state of the unfinished game."That is from the link. It's a risk, you could get a great game or a non released game. Should be released as a alpha/beta. Asking people to pay for this state of a game is not on. Im not voting either way as it could turn out to be game of the century or a failure.

Hardly a big risk with this title. Buy now and you'll pay less than the final release price.

28th Jun 2015

I'm currently playing it on the xbox one. It's the full game. Plus content coming to the X1 before the pc. The game looks, runs and plays great. A steal at £25.

28th Jun 2015

even better for £14 from Xbox Hungary

28th Jun 2015

Oneday77

It's cheaper than the PC version, which is unusual. Also if people are … It's cheaper than the PC version, which is unusual. Also if people are reminiscing about the original but don't have gaming PC. They can now play Elite for under £300.Which is about the cost of a GPU alone to do this game justice.

You have contradicted yourself there. If you need a £300 gpu to do this justice, then an Xboxone will not be anywhere near doing this justice. Doubtful it will even be more than 720/900p at 30fps (edit - trying to find what it runs as on xb1 but no luck, anyone know?) .

You'd beat that with a £100 GPU, or did I miss what you were meaning to say?

Edited by: "delusion" 28th Jun 2015

28th Jun 2015

I have a PS4 and was probably going to get an XB1 eventually, but the Game Preview Program and backwards compatibility features seal the deal for me. MS have really turned themselves around since launch, but I wonder if it's too little too late to catch up to Sony. I think they still need more compelling new IP, especially since Sony ran away with E3.

28th Jun 2015

delusion

You have contradicted yourself there. If you need a £300 gpu to do this … You have contradicted yourself there. If you need a £300 gpu to do this justice, then an Xboxone will not be anywhere near doing this justice. Doubtful it will even be more than 720/900p at 30fps (edit - trying to find what it runs as on xb1 but no luck, anyone know?) .You'd beat that with a £100 GPU, or did I miss what you were meaning to say?

No you understood-he was trying to be clever but failed.

28th Jun 2015

delusion

You have contradicted yourself there. If you need a £300 gpu to do this … You have contradicted yourself there. If you need a £300 gpu to do this justice, then an Xboxone will not be anywhere near doing this justice. Doubtful it will even be more than 720/900p at 30fps (edit - trying to find what it runs as on xb1 but no luck, anyone know?) .You'd beat that with a £100 GPU, or did I miss what you were meaning to say?

I contradicted myself but you also missed something.To get the best from this, yes you need a powerful PC. A cheaper GPU would make it playable, however what else would someone with a non-gaming PC require? new PSU, more memory etc.So a £300 console including game maybe the best compromise. The game will at least be optimised for its platform, well you'd hope so

Edited by: "Oneday77" 28th Jun 2015

28th Jun 2015

Wow, the original is a classic!

28th Jun 2015

Oneday77

I contradicted myself but you also missed something.To get the beast from … I contradicted myself but you also missed something.To get the beast from this, yes you need a powerful PC. A cheaper GPU would make it playable, however what else would someone with a non-gaming PC require? new PSU, more memory etc.So a £300 console including game maybe the best compromise. The game will at least be optimised for its platform, well you'd hope so

My main point was that you suggested a top end PC to do this justice, or an xboxone. If you need a top end PC you are not doing it justice playing on xbox. Compromising yes, you are doing that. Definitely not doing it justice though if a high end gpu is the measure.

Also don't add additional costs to PC to support that point, you can do that with xbox as well such as live subscription.

Sorry I'm just nitpicking now

Edited by: "delusion" 28th Jun 2015

28th Jun 2015

I miss the days of squinting my eyes to bypass LensLock on the original. Whilst any development is always a risk, it's minimised by having an industry veteran like David Braben at the helm, where every early purchase will increase the likelihood of a completed game. Voted hot on sheer nostalgia alone. I'm off to take a look closer look at the current state of the game where you're lucky these days to get change from £40-£45 new for any big title.

28th Jun 2015

delusion

My main point was that you suggested a top end PC to do this justice, or … My main point was that you suggested a top end PC to do this justice, or an xboxone. If you need a top end PC you are not doing it justice playing on xbox. Compromising yes, you are doing that. Definitely not doing it justice though if a high end gpu is the measure. Also don't add additional costs to PC to support that point, you can do that with xbox as well such as live subscription. Sorry I'm just nitpicking now

Yes you are, this may help.

28th Jun 2015

MichyM

Should be released as a alpha/beta. Asking people to pay for this state … Should be released as a alpha/beta. Asking people to pay for this state of a game is not on.

Have you never heard of the massive success that is Steam Early Access? People want to play the game early, and want to see it evolve over its time in development.

This is exactly what they were asking for, and I commend Microsoft for actually thinking outside their walled garden for once.

Edited by: "MilkyTee" 28th Jun 2015

28th Jun 2015

I thought this was an XBone/Windows 10 PC "crossbuy" title?

Anyone know any different?

28th Jun 2015

I went the xbox hungary router and was charged £14.30 for the game. There was also talk about getting the windows 10 version included in the price but not sure how, it was on the earlier thread.

Xbox one may not be a powerhouse but the game will get to be fully optimised for the platform so that 1.3 teraflop gpu will punch well above its weight. Not forgetting the superb xbox one controller. It will likely run at 900p though, upscaled to1080p as that seems the sweet spot for xbox one hardware to enable it to also have the full range of graphic features/effects and decent textures.

28th Jun 2015

MichyM

Should be released as a alpha/beta.

That's what this is.

MichyM

Asking people to pay for this state of a game is not on.

No one is forcing you to pay for anything. They can ask for anything they want, as long as they're being honest about what you'll get, which they are. It's your choice whether to buy it or not. And, if you did pay, you're not just getting the game in its current state - you'll get it through to completion as well.

MichyM

Im not voting either way as it could turn out to be game of the century … Im not voting either way as it could turn out to be game of the century or a failure.

Yes, some games released in beta or Early Access are a mess and never improve, but this isn't some two-bit operation where some indie developer is going to disappear with your money. I don't know what the current state of the Xbox One version is compared to the PC version, but the PC version was totally playable even in early testing stages and has improved massively since then, with excellent support and major updates being released even after its 'proper' release. I wouldn't say there was any risk with this game - you can already see how it plays and its quality standard from the PC game - and the developer is not going to disappear without finishing the Xbox One version.

28th Jun 2015

I think I paid 40 for the PC beta. Various reviews have said how well it plays on the xbone, and lots seem to play very well using an Xbox controller. For 25 quid it's a bargain. If you played the original then you'll like this, though there are lots who were expecting hugely led storylines ( which isn't what ED is about. You're certainly not spoon fed. The other bonus is that those on consoles can play with friends on the PC version

On the PC you don't need a 300 quid GPU at all. It plays really well on an Radeon 7850. You only need to blow 300 or 400 if you're running a DK2 and want to super sample.

28th Jun 2015

I'd rather pay £25 due to price drop after its been out for 3 or 4 months and knowing what type of game it is then risking paying a pre-pre-order price now!

28th Jun 2015

Is it the same game from Hungary for £14 ? What's the risk

28th Jun 2015

Is this based on the BBC Micro version?

28th Jun 2015

Will it be all in Hungarian lol

28th Jun 2015

Just gonna throw the warning out there again.

General advice is not to buy early access games because you think they'll be great when finished, only get it if you want to play it now.

As for big industry veterans being a sure bet. Populous by Peter Molyneux, and Broken Age by Double Fine where backers got half a game.

Early access is a ridiculous concept, video games are the highest risk entertainment product, this is just a way to put the risk on over enthusiastic consumers rather than investors.

28th Jun 2015

james02

Will it be all in Hungarian lol

No risk, done it many times. Cheaper games, fill yer boots

28th Jun 2015

I played this back in the day on the beeb.

I did the 14 deal on the other thread, despite my reservations, and bought pre order elite on Hungary xbox site. Worth 14 or 24. A great game. Basically the original game but with massively upgraded graphics and gameplay. Docking is still a bugre though...

28th Jun 2015

mrnumpty

Is this based on the BBC Micro version?

Based isn't the word but yes that is its heritage and many of the ship designs are the same. It plays in a similar way but much enhanced options and features. If you loved the original Elite then this is the latest version of the game. In between there has been Frontier Elite 2 and First Encounters plus a huge number of Elite inspired games.

If you loved the original Elite its hard to imagine you won't like this but it doesn't hold your hand at the beginning. What is great is the game is evolving all the time, they are adding more and more stuff that makes it a growing gaming experience.

28th Jun 2015

Do they send you a physical hard copy of the game ? If they do this is a cracking deal for £14 !! If they do does that include postage ?

28th Jun 2015

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28th Jun 2015

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benjammin316

No risk, done it many times. Cheaper games, fill yer boots

Thanks - will they send actual hard copy and is it in English ?

28th Jun 2015

If they do I loved the original and the graphics were awful so this will be incredible

28th Jun 2015

copperspock

I have a PS4 and was probably going to get an XB1 eventually, but the … I have a PS4 and was probably going to get an XB1 eventually, but the Game Preview Program and backwards compatibility features seal the deal for me. MS have really turned themselves around since launch, but I wonder if it's too little too late to catch up to Sony. I think they still need more compelling new IP, especially since Sony ran away with E3.

Not sure if you're trolling tbh.. Ran away with E3 because they announced everyone else's games? Hype wise, yes, as a console owner, not a chance. I think it may be because you already have a PS4 but I think people would be mad to not get an xbox instead to play Tomb Raider, Forza, Halo, Gears etc before Christmas.

28th Jun 2015

In English. No physical copy of the game.

Change your Xbone location to budapest. restart. this will mean when it logs back on you auto go to the Xbox site in Hungary. buy the game, for about 69,000 flt - about £14). you need to put in a fake hungarian postal address for billing (hungarian postcodes are 1234 in format). it will start downloading. set your location back to London. log off. log back one. the download will continue. then you'll be off shooting baddies in an asteroid field before you can say 'captain jameson'. easy. and we'll worth it.

no hyperspace docking Easter egg - docking is even harder now you have to go through the slot and then navigate around inside the station and physically land on a designated pad. no thargoids either But a great but very challenging game already.

If you are even just tempted, ignore the nay sayers and just shell out for this. 14 or 24. either way its a with buy

28th Jun 2015

I hated the elite dangerous trial but have fallen in love with The Long Dark, happily spent the £15 asked to buy the "full" version. Never thought I'd bother with early access but that game has just grabbed me, can't wait for further additions to it!

28th Jun 2015

* worthy

dagnabbit

28th Jun 2015

ikonanddiva

I miss the days of squinting my eyes to bypass LensLock on the original. … I miss the days of squinting my eyes to bypass LensLock on the original. Whilst any development is always a risk, it's minimised by having an industry veteran like David Braben at the helm, where every early purchase will increase the likelihood of a completed game. Voted hot on sheer nostalgia alone. I'm off to take a look closer look at the current state of the game where you're lucky these days to get change from £40-£45 new for any big title.

Whenever I hear people complain about some modern copy protection, I always think just be glad you didn't have to use the lenslock...Oh, and elite 2 copy protection on the Amiga hated you and your family too

Original Poster28th Jun 2015

For anyone not sure try the free 1 hour trial, however, you likely wont get through the tutorial in the allocated time. I spent some time watching this on Twitch before deciding to purchase but it is a beautiful game and I was happy to purchase as it is now